Company

Petronet LNG Limited, one of the fastest growing world-class companies in the Indian energy sector, has set up the country's first LNG receiving and regasification terminal at Dahej, Gujarat, and another terminal at Kochi, Kerala. While the Dahej terminal has a nominal capacity of 15 MMTPA, which is being expanded to 17.5 MMTPA, the Kochi terminal has a capacity of 5 MMTPA. The company is also exploring suitable opportunities within and outside India to expand its business presence.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas consists mainly of Methane and small amounts of ethane, propane and butane. It is transported through pipelines but is extremely bulky. A high-pressure gas pipeline can transport in a day only about one-fifth of the energy that can be transported through an oil pipeline.

Terminals

The Company had set up South East Asia's first LNG Receiving and Regasification Terminal with an original nameplate capacity of 5 MMTPA at Dahej, Gujarat. The infrastructure was developed in the shortest possible time and at a benchmark cost. The capacity of the terminal has been expanded in phases which is currently 15 MMTPA and the same is under expansion to 17.5 MMTPA. The terminal has 6 LNG storage tanks and other vaporization facilities. The terminal is meeting around 40% of the total gas demand of the country.

CSR

Petronet LNG, as responsible Corporate/Community/Government Citizens, undertake Socio-Economic Development Programme
to supplement the efforts to meet priority needs of the community with the aim to help them become self-reliant.
These efforts would be generally around our work centres mostly in the areas of Education, Civil Infrastructure,
Healthcare, Sports & Culture, Entrepreneurship in the Community. Petronet LNG also support Water Management and
Disaster Relief in the country thereby help to bolster its image with key stakeholders.

Media Centre

Four of the top public sector companies of the country's Hydrocarbon Sector viz. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and GAIL (India) Limited (GAIL) have invested in Petronet LNG. Each has a 12.5% equity share, leading to a total of 50% for the four.

Four of the top public sector companies of the country's Hydrocarbon Sector viz. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and GAIL (India) Limited (GAIL) have invested in Petronet LNG. Each has a 12.5% equity share, leading to a total of 50% for the four.

For the 1st time in the Country, an. LNG fueled bus has been launched by the Hon’ble Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in the august presence of the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan at Thiruvananthapuram at a gathering of oil & gas industry professionals and a host of dignitaries .It has been a joint effort of Petronet LNG Limited (PLL), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd and Tata Motors Ltd to introduce LNG as a fuel in commercial vehicles here in the state capital.

LNG fueled Bus was brought to PLL Kochi LNG Terminal for LNG filling. LNG fuel tank was provided by M/s Chart Industries, USA. As it is a pilot project, the LNG-driven bus will run on trial basis before it can be certified for commercial application. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan complemented the Hon’ble Chief Minister and the people of Kerala for the beginning of a new era of gas-based transportation in the State of Kerala.

The LNG fueled bus is being launched as part of a plan of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to use LNG directly for mass transportation and to reduce carbon emissions in the Country simultaneously generating savings.
The launch also coincided with the fourth meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) holding Transport portfolios.

The Government of India has already announced that it is planning to use LNG, which is cheaper than diesel, as a fuel for Railways and long-haul transportation. The KSRTC, which has a fleet of 6,000 buses, has already announced plans to use natural gas.

LNG is greener as well as more economical as compared to Diesel. LNG is more suitable for heavy duty segment like Trucks and Buses.

LNG is an environmentally friendly fuel with less number of Nox, Sox and particulate matters as compared to any other automotive fuel. Co2 emission is also lesser than Diesel. Introduction of LNG in transport segment will also help India to meet its COP21 commitment.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) have already released draft notifcation for use of LNG as an automotive fuel. Final notification is expected to be released soon. Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO) have formed an expert committee to form regulations for installation of LNG Fuel tank and dispensing stations, which is also expected to be released at an early date.